Hanger bracket device



May 3, 1949. w. J. MILLER 2,468,992

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"i ipiilication"February 17, 1944, Serial No. 522;776

51 Ehis invention relates to a hanger *bra'cket deviceuanid it-ismtimaiily an ob'j ectof =the inventtion to eeprovide a device of this kind designed ito beza'tta hed to a well easing or tubing' head "-for the =-purpose of holding in suspension "such #eqmiipmeht as oil-savers or t-he like so that "such equipment oanberea'dily applied tc or removed from the tubing wh'en joints are disconnected rto remove-a line 'fromua well' bore.

Another obj ect 'df the 1 invention is to provide thereby protect-the sealing rings from considerliable -zwear.

A still further object of the iinventionrisgto provide aidevice oftthispkindwhichisso mounted upon a wellcasing' toallow an oil saver or other equipment to be swung away ifrom the tubing-or .lline ".whemiiesired .to .permittworkmen l to meaditily' use tongs to .pulliorhraise :th-e tubingsor' line and .to :f-acilitate .the .moving f :the device i into aancout of'cthe .waylposition-zwhenwnot in-uise.

:The t invention oonsists in ;the rdetails ot coniiStIzllGtiOll sand .in .the ccombination and arrange- .zrmentsof .thELSEVBIaLDBItS tofzmyaimproved- .hang er abracket iievice whereby certain -im-portant -a'dvantages are attained, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order that my invention may be better understood, I will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in elevation illustrating a hanger bracket device constructed in accordance with an embodiment of my invention and in applied position;

Figure 215 a view in elevation of the assembly as illustrated in Figure 1 but at a one-quarter turn;

Figure 3 is a view in top plan of the invention as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 with a part in section and certain parts indicated by broken lines;

'2 iF -igure' jtis =a4seotionalvie w' takenvsiibstantiailly mn'zthe line ll if lfigure l Eigure 'is a fdetaiil sectional viewutakenesiibstantially on the line 5--5 of-i FigureFii;

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:As ill-ustrated in ithesaccompanying drawings, tiGidenotes-ra oonventional' well casing 'provide'dsedt .115 its top with a head H including an outstarifiing surroundingrflangetlioftdesirefi dimensioms. Z Ihis masmg -:i C texten'ds rethe msual distance above tlae XdfiIIiGk ificor arma-shown) and :1 extending wiiithin zthercasingiCiisa he usualEitubingror linetl wvhich,

isazwell knowniisssectional wherebm uponiinsdividualihandling :ofttheasections, the :tiibmgm'r line may be readily lowered or withdnawn from :the wellior more.

illihe :ihanger tbraoiset device, as aparticdlaitiy zziilustratedsinlifiiigures I'moiGyinc-Ius'ive, comprises elongated tiatarm zwpi'ovided at one endtporition'swithrianrarcuatesextension adapted totibe .dilaced niponza marginal mortionedf the iian e i I oaridsremovablyiiheld kthereto ibythe conventional @dlamping bolts t'di'spcsed through the ar-cuate sslotsfiain itheeextensionwand throu'g h r thev fiange rlIIhese slotsfiipermitthe arm 2' to be' aidju ste' d as may be desired within the el-imitationsof 'the :zSIptszB in azmanner wltichi tbelieved toibe apparent.

Ash-is :oiearlyrillns'tratediiin fligurestZ3 answer zthe rdrarwirggsmthe arms! 1 which iisistraigh :goosed .onasuchmn angletwith rrespect ito theeextension 3 to permit theeamn -2' totbe positiond M0 substantially to one side of the radial center or the casing C when the device is applied but with the outer or free extremity of the arm -2 in such radial plane.

The outer or free end portion of the arm 1 rigidly carries an upstanding sleeve or-collar '6 opening through the arm 2 and in which is snugly and slidably received an end portion of an elongated post I of desired length. This post is adapted to be longitudinally adjusted through the collar 6 as required and to be maintained in Freely but snugly surrounding the post I above the arm 2 is a collar 9 integral with an end portion of an arm ID. This mounting of the arm H] as afiorded by the collar 9 allows the arm ID to freely swing upon the post I and the position of the arm ll] above the arm 2 is determined and maintained by the sliding collar H surrounding the post I and locked in desired selected position on the post in a conventional manner by the binding or holding screw 12 threading through the collar 9 and having required engagement with the post 1.

I-Iingedly connected, as at 14, with the outer or free end portion of the arm 59 is an end portion of an elongated arm I5 herein disclosed as of a length materially in excess of the length of the arm I9. It is also to be stated that both of the arms Hi and i5 are rigid.

Bolted or otherwise releasa-bly held, as at Hi, to the outer or .free end portion of the arm 15 is a plate 41 of desired length which is welded or otherwise rigidly secured to the back plate it of an oil saver S or to a suitable part of such other equipment with which the bracket device is to be employed.

The oil saver herein disclosed is of a type similar to the saver disclosed and claimed in my issued Patent No. 2,352,412, granted July 11, 1944 and which patented saver forms no part of the present invention.

The arm !5 is provided at a desired point intermediate its ends with an outstanding hand-hold or grasp I9 to facilitate the desired swinging of I the arms and lin shifting the saver S or other equipment in accordance with the requirements of practice.

In the embodiment of the invention as illustrated in Figures 7 and 8, the lower or base bar 7 29 is formed at its outer extremity with a collar 2| through which the post 22 is slidably engaged and said collar 2| carries a binding or holding screw 23 for maintaining the post 22 in selected endwise adjustment.

The opposite or inner end portion of the arm 20 is formed to provide a jaw 24 herein disclosed as of a V-type to engage the peripheral portion of the well casing W and coacting with this jaw 24 and opposed thereto for holding engagement with the casing W is a second V-shaped jaw 25. Coacting with the extremities of the jaw 25 and with the arm 20 at opposite sides of the jaw 24 are the tightening members or bolts whereby the ;base bar 29 is effectively maintained in applied position upon the casing W.

From the foregoing description it is thought to the obvious that a hanger bracket device constructed in accordance with my invention is .particularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which it may be assembled and operated.

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What is claimed is:

1. In well drilling equipment, means for supporting and centering an oil saver relative to a well casing, comprising an elongated arm, means rigidly securing an end of the same to the upper end of a well casing to extend laterally therefrom, an upstanding post carried by said arm and extending above the upper end of the well casing, a collar slidable on the post, means rigidly locking the collar in selected position upon the post, an arm freely swingably mounted on the post and resting upon the collar, another arm hingedly connected with the second-named arm, and means rigidly securing said last-named arm to an oil saver, the hingedly connected arms being arranged to coact with the first arm to center the oil saver with and above the well casing to which the first arm is secured.

2. In well equipment of the character stated including a well casing and an oil saver unit mounted on said casing and arranged to encase a coupling in a well pipe extending into said casing, the combination with the casing and the oil saver unit of an arm secured to the upper end of the well casing and extending laterally therefrom, a post secured at one end to the arm to extend vertically with respect thereto above and in offset parallel relation with the well casing, a two-part articulated arm, means pivotally coup ling the free end of one part of the articulated arm to the post, means rigidly coupling the free end of the other part of the articulated arm with the oil saver unit, means carried by the post for vertical adjustment thereon for supporting the articulated arm at a desired elevation, the articulated arm being of a length relative to the first arm to facilitate centering said oil saver unit with and above the Well casing to which the first arm is attached and functioning to permit slight movements of the oil saver and pipe passing therethrough eccentric to the well casing.

WILLIAM J. MILLER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 215,955 Mills May 27, 1879 418,509 Felt Dec. 31, 1889 1,101,966 Schoenky June 30, 1914 1,104,352 Erlandsson July 21, 1914 1,898,946 Fitzgerald Feb. 21, 1933 2,202,265 Phillips May 28, 1940 2,222,191 Zisman Nov. 19, 1940 2,352,412 Miller July 11, 1944 

